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event is free to attend and bands interested in performing are encouraged to visit the Tidewater Reads website to submit an entry form for consideration. On April 14, Nathan Richardson, accomplished performance poet and published author, will host a Poetry, Prose and Pizza Open Mic Night at the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center in Newport News. The event will take place from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and people can sign up to read a selection or just come and enjoy listening to other people perform. Those participating can bring their own work to share or choose a favorite piece to recite. Pizza is provided by Vito's Pizza and Italian Restaurant. A link to RSVP can be found on the Tidewater Reads website. Open Mic Night is free to attend. The community will get the chance to meet Kwame Alexander at Kwame Reads: The Main Event on April 28, a final Tidewater Reads celebration to wrap up the month. Kwame Reads will take place from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Slover Library in Norfolk and will include a book signing and talk with Kwame and a poetry awards ceremony. Seating will be available on a first come first served basis and will open at 2:30 p.m. Kwame Reads is free to attend. To keep the celebration going, on May 4 there will be a Verbal 2 Visual Art Reception and Awards Presentation at the Suffolk Art Gallery from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This evening will kick off the Suffolk Art League and Suffolk Art Gallery's Juried Exhibition of artwork inspired by the works of Kwame Alexander. The reception is open to the public. Artists interested in submitting work must complete the exhibit entry form accessible through the Tidewater Reads website by March 30, 2018. Cash prizes will be awarded. The exhibition will be on display from May 4 to June 8, 2018. Information about other Tidewater Reads events hosted by participating organizations will be announced on the Tidewater Reads Facebook page. For more details, visit www.TidewaterReads. org. Follow Tidewater Reads on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TidewaterReads and Instagram at www.instagram.com/tidewaterreads.


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Grant Applications Currently Being Accepted for Non-Profit Community Organizations


The City of Virginia Beach is currently accepting applications for Community Organization Grants through Friday, March 30.


Community Organization Grants (COG) awards monetary grants to qualified non- profit organizations to encourage these agencies to provide services that affect the quality of life of residents of Virginia Beach.


Eligibility:


Only non-profit {501 (c) (3)} organizations are eligible Funding must serve only Virginia Beach residents


Awarded organizations must submit financial records and year-end performance data


Any non-profit organization that is interested, can obtain applications and additional information at the Department of Budget and Management Services web page.


Upcoming Events


Keepin' Heritage Alive Event Date:


Saturday, February 10 @ 2:00pm Event Location:


Portsmouth Public Library 601 Court St.


Portsmouth, VA 23704 Contact Info: 757-393-8501


Churchland Library Celebrates Black History M0nth Event Dates:


Wednesday, February 21 5:30pm- 7:30pm Event location:


Portsmouth Churchland Library Coleman Room 4934 High St


W, Portsmouth, VA 23703 Contact info: (757) 686-2538


Business Research with DemographicsNow (Adults 18+) Event Date:


Thursday, February 22 6:30pm-8:30pm Event Location: MEO Central Library Computer Room


4100 Virginia Beach Blvd Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Contact Info: (757) 385-0150


Small Business Start-Up: Writer's Edition (Adults 18+) Event Date:


Saturday, February 24 10:30am until 12:30pm Event Location: MEO Central Library Auditorium


4100 Virginia Beach Blvd Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Contact Info: (757) 385-0150


Black History Month Storytime and Craft Event Date:


Saturday, February 10 @ 10:30am Event Location:


Windsor Woods Area Library Meeting Room 3612 South Plaza Trail


Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Contact Info: (757) 385-2630


Meet the Artist(Adults 18+) Event Date:


Wednesday, February 7 @ 6:30pm Event Location: MEO Central Library Meeting Room


4100 Virginia Beach Blvd Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Contact Info: (757) 385-0150


Recurring Events:


Girls Who Code (School Age) Event Dates:


Tuesdays @ 5pm & Saturdays @ 1pm Event Location: Slover Library


235 E. Plume Street Norfolk, VA 23510 Contact Info: 757- 664- 7323


Code Club @ The Library Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8 Event Dates:


Every Wednesday @ 4:30pm Event Location: MEO Central Library


4100 Virginia Beach Blvd Virginia Beach, VA 23452 Contact Info: (757) 385-0150


Homeschool Academy: explore, create, and discover Event Dates:


1st & 3rd Thursdays 1:00pm-3:00pm through April Event location:


Lafayette Branch Library- Norfolk 1610 Cromwell Drive Norfolk, VA 23509 Contact info: (757) 441-2842


AARP Tax Aide Event Dates: Monday-Thursday 10:00am-3:00pm Event location:


Portsmouth Churchland Library 4934 High St


W, Portsmouth, VA 23703 Contact info: (757) 686-2538


Hampton Branch NAACP Monthly Meeting Event Dates:


1st Monday of the Month, except holidays


then it’s the 2nd Monday 7:00pm Event location:


Bethel AME Church 94 Lincoln Street Hampton, VA 23669 Contact info: (757) 827-1768


Norfolk Branch NAACP Meeting Event Dates:


2nd Monday of the month 6:30pm - 8 pm Event location:


Huntersville Community Center 830 Goff Street, Norfolk, VA Contact info: 757 828-7914


Virginia Beach NAACP Meeting Event Dates:


Second Monday of the month 7:00 pm


Event location:


870 North Newtown Rd. Virginia Beach, VA Contact info: 757-961-7474


Newport News Branch NAACP Event Dates: Monthly Meeting


2nd Thursday of the month 7 pm Event Location:


Newport News Community Center 605 South Ave, Newport News, VA Contact info:


757-532-9486 | 757-532-4701


Job Readiness Class Event Dates: Every Thursday 9:30 am until 11:30 am


Norfolk Workforce Development Event location:


201 E. Little Creek Road, Norfolk Contact Info 757-664-6000


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Visit www.hamptonroadsmessenger.com for more free events!


Free Youth Steel Drum Classes Event Dates: Every Monday


2:30 pm until 4:00 pm Event location:


DGCC 2410 Wickham Ave Newport News, VA Contact Info 757- 247-8950


Coffee Downtown Event Dates: Every Tuesday


8:00 am until 9:00 am Event location:


259 Granby Street #250 Norfolk, VA 23510 Contact Info 757- 295-8635 or 757-393-8501


Basic Computer Help Event Dates:


Wednesdays; 11 am-12:15pm Event Location:


Portsmouth Public Library 601 Court St.


Portsmouth, VA 23704 Contact Info: 757-393-8501


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FREE events at Virginia Beach Public Library!


Check out these December 2017


Genealogy Book Tour (Ages 18+) Thursday, Feb. 8, 2 - 3 p.m. Central Library, 385-0150


African-American History Month


Story� me & Cra� (All Ages) Saturday, Feb. 10, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Windsor Woods Library, 385-2630


African-American Genealogy:


Discover Uncommon Sources (Ages 18+) Sunday, Feb. 25, 2 - 4 p.m. Kempsville Library, 385-2627


Career Switching (Ages 18+) Learn how to iden� fy opportuni� es and transfer your skills


to a new fi eld. Wednesday, Feb. 28, 7 - 8 p.m. Central Library, 385-0150


Register at VBgov.com/library-events For info, call the library hos� ng the event.


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